# Professor Jonathan Haidt is featured in a trend story on how universities are teaching students to cope with failure

1 Faculty News December 18, 2018 The Wall Street Journal ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [*The Wall Street Journal* ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/failure-101-colleges-teach-students-how-to-cope-with-setbacks-11545129000)-- "'Children do not become strong if they are protected from setbacks, teasing, exclusion and conflicts,' said Jonathan Haidt, a professor of ethical leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business and co-author of 'The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure.'"

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